US Health Care Costs

Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Cc in Missouri

MS-DRG 035: Carotid artery stent procedures with cc

$57,845typical hospital bill
$15,884typical amount paid
$14,313–$16,840range paid across 3 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $57,845 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Boone Hospital CenterColumbia12$57,845$14,313
St Lukes HospitalChesterfield14$40,214$15,884
Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton13$64,964$16,840

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.